Corn-drying rack



July 2, 1929. c. WALLINQ 1.718.991 com: DRYING RACK' Filed March 1928 Gwen Long! Patented July 2, 1929.

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RALLPH (I. WALLING, OF EEDELIM, SOUTH DAKOTA.

CORN-DRYING RACK.

Application filed March 7,

The present invention is directed to i1nproveinents in corn drying racks.

T he primary object of the invention is to provide a rack so coistructed that a number of cars of seed corn can be conveniently supported thereby in order that the ears will be maintained in separated condition to permitthe tree circulation of air.

Another object of the IlllVlIltlQn is to proride a 'acl; of this nature which can be con veniently suspended and the ears in'ipalcd upon prongs disposed upon o positc sides oi? the rack.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which is simple in construction, eliicient in operation and one which can be nulnutactured at a small cost.

While the drawing illustrates a preterred embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the means to meet specilic needs and requirements the design may be varied and such other changes in the minor details of construction may be resorted to w'thin the scope of the invention as claimed, without departing from the zpiritthereof.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to he had to the "following description and the drawing hereto attached, in which,

Figure 1 is a front view of the rat-ll. l igure 1s a sectional view on line :--2 or 1928. Serial No. 259,861.

the eyes of the shanks 6 being interlocked. with the eyes 5 of the strands 1:,while the remaining eyes of the series of shanks are interlocked with each other. The eyes 7 terminate in spurs S and it will be noted that upon reterence to Figure 2 that the spins are inclined upwardly and extend from opposite sides of the rack in order that the ears 9 can. be supported upon both sides of the rack.

Horizontal wire strands 10 are engaged in the interlocked eyes 5 and 7. These strands engage in the eyes with s'l'lllicient Friction to maintain the series of strands and sl lLHliS in proper spaced relation.

It will be observed that when the ears are impaled upon the spurs that each ear will be so supported as to not contact with the adjacent ear, thus insuring a tree circulation ol air in order that the corn kernels will be uniformly dried to preserve the same in proper condition.

A rack constructed in the manner setforth is capable oi. being rolled when not in use, and conveniently suspended for use when on rolled by securing the upper strands 4 in any suitable manner to a beam or oil er hanger. llurther, it will be observed that the racks am be woven in determined lengths and widths and then cut into sections of any desired lengths.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

it rack of the class described comprising upper and lower strands having opposed terminal eyes, shanks arranged between the strands and having eyes upon their ends, the eyes 01 certain of the shanks being interlocked with the eves ot the .Sll'tllllli-l the re-j niaininp; eyes of the strands being;- interlocked with each other, and horizontal strands engaged in the interlocked eyes.

In testimony whereof I alibi lay sszigrnatnre.

RALPH C. llUkLLlNG. [11. s] 

